to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
ago; since; before; previous
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
and; thereupon; because of that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
companion; partner; spouse
to dye; to colour; to color
light; faint; pale; fleeting
remarkable; striking; obvious
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
class; heading; group; category
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to concern; to be related
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of